Books -THE LAST HERD – London’s last working herd of Shire Horses. With a foreword by H.R.H The Prince of Wales.

Books -THE LAST HERD – London’s last working herd of Shire Horses. With a foreword by H.R.H The Prince of Wales.

£34.99

The book The Last Herd is the story of the last working herd of Shire Horses in London. In 1893 the capital had around 40,000 shires with over 6,000 employed in the brewery trade alone. At the start of 2016 the Royal Parks’ herd was down to six but this has now risen to eight. In a series of exquisite images, this book, by multi award winning photographer Paul Stewart, shows aspects of a year in their working life, and that of the people who work with them. The book features the images from The Last Herd Exhibition plus many more. The book is an A4 landscape hardback of 150 pages on high quality art quality paper and fetures a wrap around dust jacket.

“The Last Herd” features a foreword by H.R.H. The Prince of Wales, and from all sales of The Last Herd items, 20 percent of all profits will go directly to conservation work with Shires, in the Royal Parks and Historic Royal Palaces.

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The Last Herd is a book and exhibition by multi award winning photographer Paul Stewart, about the the last working herd of Shire Horses in London, . In 1900 there were 40,000 shires in London alone and a million in the UK, now London’s last herd is the eight of The Royal Parks Shires. The Last Herd will show a working season with these magnificent animals, as under the expert stewardship of the charity Operation Centaur, they work with tourists, royalty, look after the agricultural work of parks and historic palaces and help with psychotherapy.

“The Last Herd” features a foreword by H.R.H. The Prince of Wales, and from all sales of The Last Herd items, 20 percent of all profits will go directly to conservation work with Shires, in the Royal Parks and Historic Royal Palaces.

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1.2 kg

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350 x 250 x 30 mm

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The Avenues round Ham House in Petersham, where volunteers from Thames Landscape Strategy are working with the Royal Parks Shires to maintain the paths in their glory.

From the exhibition and book, "The Last Herd" London's last working herd of shire horses. This is a framed A2 (420 x 594, 16.5 x 23.4 in), is supplied mounted and framed in an A1 (594mmx 841 mm 23.4x 33.1)frame. A limited edition of 10 signed, numbered and authenticated prints. The giclée prints are on acid free archival cold pressed watercolour paper and are produced with ULTRA chrome archival pigment inks.

Harrowing the meadow near Ham House on a winters day near the Thames. Tom Nixon drives Murdoch, Heath and Tom as they emerge from the mist.

From the exhibition and book, "The Last Herd" London's last working herd of shire horses. This is a framed A2 (420 x 594, 16.5 x 23.4 in), is supplied mounted and framed in an A1 (594mmx 841 mm 23.4x 33.1)frame. A limited edition of 10 signed, numbered and authenticated prints. The giclée prints are on acid free archival cold pressed watercolour paper and are produced with ULTRA chrome archival pigment inks.

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